dazednconfused Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 for the third time i installed php on a clean (cloned) drive that is running win xp pro sp3 msSQL 2000 server msSQL 2005 server coldfusion server i installed in this order .net framework from microsoft fastcgi from microsoft (i think) mySQL 5.2 from mySQL.com and php from php.net i used their or windows installer and followed all instructions... i restart windows after each item i install to make sure all functions are installed when i call a test.php file i either get 403 no permissions or a save file pop-up i am trying to create a local wordpress platform i have not been able to get php to ever run.i am at a loss and would appreciate any input.tnx in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I don't think the installer is the recommended approach to use on Windows. I would follow this: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.manual.php Having said that, is there a particular reason your setting this up on Windows? Will you be deploying to a Windows environment? I would always recommend developing in the same environment you are planning on deploying too. Vagrant is an great option for building a decent Linux based development environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazednconfused Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) i am posting on a win based environment. i want to do my site development and testing before i put up on a public server. i do this in coldfusion now. btw. i tried to get php running 3 times. each time i recloned the "test" drive to clear and started over with a different way or installing. php just won't run. i am not an IT guy. i am a site developer and went through this when setting up CF and msSQL. Edited July 24, 2013 by dazednconfused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazednconfused Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 do i need fastCGI? i will probably do some wordpress too? i would try from the beginning again if i had some assurance that it would work but articles and instructions i have found often show a different way of setting up. also when i try to write to fcgiconfig.js in the command prompt i always get a "null" so i guess it doesn't write to that file.cscript fcgiconfig.js -add -section:"PHP" -extension:php -path:"C:\program files\PHP\php-cgi.exe" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Just install something like Xamp if you can't figure out how to install things yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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